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Opinions on pick up trucks. Ford, Chevy, Ram, etc.

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5 years ago


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    “Opinions on pick up trucks. Ford, Chevy, Ram, etc.”

    • Ford 61 votes
      33%
    • Chevy 41 votes
      22%
    • Dodge/ RAM 17 votes
      9%
    • Toyota 45 votes
      25%
    • Honda 2 votes
      1%
    • Nissan 5 votes
      3%
    • GMC 12 votes
      7%

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    #31 5 years ago

    My wife an I are also looking at trucks. In our case, I feel like the traditional husband / wife roles are reversed on this issue. I don't think we really need a truck, but she really wants one. I don't feel we haul things often enough to justify the cost. We also need a vehicle that can haul at least four people, so we're looking for the crew cab. After our first round of research we are leaning towards a Ford F150 XLT with 2.6L Ecoboost. With all of the incentives that seems like the best value. If we take a truck out of a loaner program we can get it down to about $37,000 pre-tax. If someone happens to know of a better value, please post them here.

    #44 5 years ago

    Yeah, I'm not to worried about parking. It's 18" longer then what we're currently driving, but our area is pretty rural. I'd say trucks are more common then cars, so it's not like it will stick out in a parking lot. Plus that would be a selling point for my wife. It's odd, but she loves parallel parking in tight spaces. No joke, she's actually received a standing ovation from a group of strangers who watched her park. My biggest issue is really the cost. We have a Subaru Forester that works fine for hauling pinball machines, so if it were 100% up to me we'd get a mid-size car at a savings of around $15,000. If we get a truck we're pretty much set on getting a 4x4. I think you'd have a much harder time selling a two wheel drive vehicle in this area.

    Quoted from too-many-pins:

    I have back up cameras on both of my vans but backing up isn't the issue and if you know how to drive you don't need them anyway.

    I didn't want a backup camera on my last vehicle, but it came with the package. Not going to lie, it's spoiled me. I think it's great for knowing exactly where to stop when backing up.

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    #148 5 years ago
    Quoted from lpeters82:

    My wife an I are also looking at trucks. In our case, I feel like the traditional husband / wife roles are reversed on this issue. I don't think we really need a truck, but she really wants one. I don't feel we haul things often enough to justify the cost. We also need a vehicle that can haul at least four people, so we're looking for the crew cab. After our first round of research we are leaning towards a Ford F150 XLT with 2.6L Ecoboost. With all of the incentives that seems like the best value. If we take a truck out of a loaner program we can get it down to about $37,000 pre-tax. If someone happens to know of a better value, please post them here.

    So my wife changed her mind. We ended up joining the van family: Chrysler Pacifica Touring L Plus. My wife was sold by all the "extras". It is pretty loaded. You'd probably have to play 75K plus to end up with all of those features in a truck. I've only played with it for about an hour, but I already have it running a raspberri pi on the duel screen entertainment system. I played some Mike Tyson's Punch Out in the van last night. I really want to try to set it up to function with the touch screen controls.

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